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Old 01-05-2017, 09:17 PM
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Rear window washer spray pattern
Is it supposed to be a fan spray with a wide pattern?
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mine dribbles the water/fluid... like opening the garden hose
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Mines just a single squirt/stream to above the wiper - and the wiper action is delayed for about 1 second after the stream starts. No fan pattern.
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Mines just a single squirt/stream to above the wiper - and the wiper action is delayed for about 1 second after the stream starts. No fan pattern.
Yeap same hear for mine, works but a single squirt/stream. But certainly no pretty fan pattern, disco lights or fireworks. Perhaps I should look into making washing the rear window whilst driving more of an event.

Is it supposed to be a fan pattern?
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Is it supposed to be a fan spray with a wide pattern?
Wish mine even worked.
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ugh.....mine is clogged....need to see what's wrong now.
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Mine gets a few inches of fan and a lot of limp-hose dribble. My previous e53 was exactly the same.
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Mine gets a few inches of fan and a lot of limp-hose dribble. My previous e53 was exactly the same.
This happend to mine... then I change the rear wiper to an 18in and it cleans the window w/o skipping.
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This happend to mine... then I change the rear wiper to an 18in and it cleans the window w/o skipping.


I cut 1/2 inch off the top of my wiper to get it to stop hitting the brake light and causing this skip. Also need the right springiness of wiper to follow the curve of the window.

On an old wiper arm you can usually get some more spring pressure by putting a stick between the spring and wiper arm (on the order of pencil thickness or a small metal rod like 3mm. Pull the spring out of the arm, put the rod across the arm instantly double the spring force without replacing the arm.


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so funny this has come up, have been pondering and wondering about it for a while. Keep meaning to stick a needle or something in there and try to clean it so it isn't just a dribble
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